Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapists in Knoxville, TN
Primarily using Internal Family Systems and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
Have you ever felt that anxious feeling in your stomach that robs your appetite, hijacks your breathing, and prevents you from stepping out into the world? Maybe you feel hopeless and stuck for any number of reasons or no expressible reason at all. I want you to know you are not alone, and there is hope! The journey of recovery may include resolving guilt, changing behavior, learning to have fun, communicating effectively, and a number of other desirable results. I orient my practice to provide space for my clients to share openly and confidentially about their concerns.
Primarily using Internal Family Systems and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
Have you ever felt that anxious feeling in your stomach that robs your appetite, hijacks your breathing, and prevents you from stepping out into the world? Maybe you feel hopeless and stuck for any number of reasons or no expressible reason at all. I want you to know you are not alone, and there is hope! The journey of recovery may include resolving guilt, changing behavior, learning to have fun, communicating effectively, and a number of other desirable results. I orient my practice to provide space for my clients to share openly and confidentially about their concerns.
Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed and handling everything by yourself? Maybe you're too stressed, frustrated, and lonely to really enjoy your life. It's tough to maintain motivation when it feels like nothing is getting better, but you know on some level that it doesn't have to be this way. Looking for help can be the first step towards change. I understand how hard it is to deal with these issues, especially if you're used to dealing with things on your own. I want to provide a space where you feel comfortable exploring and addressing these issues at a pace that feels right to you.
Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed and handling everything by yourself? Maybe you're too stressed, frustrated, and lonely to really enjoy your life. It's tough to maintain motivation when it feels like nothing is getting better, but you know on some level that it doesn't have to be this way. Looking for help can be the first step towards change. I understand how hard it is to deal with these issues, especially if you're used to dealing with things on your own. I want to provide a space where you feel comfortable exploring and addressing these issues at a pace that feels right to you.
If you are a stranger to your own life, plagued by depression or anxiety, or feel that there is an emptiness to your career, spiritual life, art form, or relationships, there is always a path toward self-knowledge and renewal. So many of us grapple with the effects of an inauthentic life—a life in which our souls are wearing ill-fitting clothes—and instead of providing ourselves with proper care, we tug on that costume day after day and continue to perform even as our true selves wither from within. This is not a sustainable way to live, and my goal is to help you live authentically.
If you are a stranger to your own life, plagued by depression or anxiety, or feel that there is an emptiness to your career, spiritual life, art form, or relationships, there is always a path toward self-knowledge and renewal. So many of us grapple with the effects of an inauthentic life—a life in which our souls are wearing ill-fitting clothes—and instead of providing ourselves with proper care, we tug on that costume day after day and continue to perform even as our true selves wither from within. This is not a sustainable way to live, and my goal is to help you live authentically.
Eileen Catlin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
1 Endorsed
Knoxville, TN 37923
Waitlist for new clients
Are you feeling overwhelmed, living in patterns that make you feel stuck, or just don't feel like you are meeting your potential? Maybe you're highly sensitive, creative, deeply feeling, or have a history of complex trauma. The majority of us struggle with deep feelings like anguish, shame, emptiness, and the belief that we are alone. I am here to listen, in an environment free of judgement, where you can explore difficult feelings and patterns with therapeutic support. My goal is to help you translate your insights into practical action, working together to develop the tools you need to heal specifically tailored to you.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, living in patterns that make you feel stuck, or just don't feel like you are meeting your potential? Maybe you're highly sensitive, creative, deeply feeling, or have a history of complex trauma. The majority of us struggle with deep feelings like anguish, shame, emptiness, and the belief that we are alone. I am here to listen, in an environment free of judgement, where you can explore difficult feelings and patterns with therapeutic support. My goal is to help you translate your insights into practical action, working together to develop the tools you need to heal specifically tailored to you.
I strive to support children and teens between the ages of 10 to 18, who are navigating depression, anxiety, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, identity exploration, life changes, and other behavioral challenges. My style is calm, patient, and trauma‑informed, using CBT and client‑centered approaches. I focus on creating a safe, judgment‑free space where young people can open up at their own pace, letting them lead their treatment. I adapt to each child’s needs and use creative strategies to help them feel comfortable, understood, and engaged.
I strive to support children and teens between the ages of 10 to 18, who are navigating depression, anxiety, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, identity exploration, life changes, and other behavioral challenges. My style is calm, patient, and trauma‑informed, using CBT and client‑centered approaches. I focus on creating a safe, judgment‑free space where young people can open up at their own pace, letting them lead their treatment. I adapt to each child’s needs and use creative strategies to help them feel comfortable, understood, and engaged.
I have worked hard to learn my craft. I continue to hone it every day in order to serve clients well according to the most effective ways of helping & the latest innovations in psychotherapy. I would love to help you begin a journey toward recovery, growth, and healing!
I have worked hard to learn my craft. I continue to hone it every day in order to serve clients well according to the most effective ways of helping & the latest innovations in psychotherapy. I would love to help you begin a journey toward recovery, growth, and healing!
Clients from all backgrounds, the LGBTQIA+ community, and cultures are welcome in my office. I believe the client should set the pace for counseling. I am a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. My counseling approach involves empathy, humor, and building a therapeutic alliance. I use family systems theories, such as systemic and strategic, and CBT when working with clients. I believe that the relationships in one’s life play a major role in, and can shape who we are.
Clients from all backgrounds, the LGBTQIA+ community, and cultures are welcome in my office. I believe the client should set the pace for counseling. I am a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. My counseling approach involves empathy, humor, and building a therapeutic alliance. I use family systems theories, such as systemic and strategic, and CBT when working with clients. I believe that the relationships in one’s life play a major role in, and can shape who we are.
I am Deborah Hill, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 30 years of experience working with clients. I have worked with many people struggling to make their lives better in some way. The specific challenge clients bring to our session together varies: relationships, parenting, loss/grief, addictions, sexual abuse/assault, or the stress military personnel and their families experience, to name a few. The reasons clients make an appointment are varied, but all clients want something better, less pain, less struggle, and more hope.
I am Deborah Hill, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 30 years of experience working with clients. I have worked with many people struggling to make their lives better in some way. The specific challenge clients bring to our session together varies: relationships, parenting, loss/grief, addictions, sexual abuse/assault, or the stress military personnel and their families experience, to name a few. The reasons clients make an appointment are varied, but all clients want something better, less pain, less struggle, and more hope.
I gravitate towards more bottom-up modalities such as EMDR, EFT, and IFS.
Relationships have a way of teaching us a lot about ourselves. Whether it’s with a partner, family member, friend, or even in the relationship we have with ourselves, getting close to others can bring up all kinds of feelings. Being open and vulnerable isn’t always easy, and sometimes it can feel risky.
When we’ve been hurt, disappointed, or misunderstood, it’s natural to put up walls or fall into familiar patterns to protect ourselves. While those patterns often come from a good place, they can sometimes leave us feeling disconnected, stuck, or alone.
I gravitate towards more bottom-up modalities such as EMDR, EFT, and IFS.
Relationships have a way of teaching us a lot about ourselves. Whether it’s with a partner, family member, friend, or even in the relationship we have with ourselves, getting close to others can bring up all kinds of feelings. Being open and vulnerable isn’t always easy, and sometimes it can feel risky.
When we’ve been hurt, disappointed, or misunderstood, it’s natural to put up walls or fall into familiar patterns to protect ourselves. While those patterns often come from a good place, they can sometimes leave us feeling disconnected, stuck, or alone.
Are you struggling with challenges related to daily stressors, relationship conflict, or life transitions? I understand that change can be scary, and I am here to support clients through this process. I enjoy working with adults as they navigate life changes, learn skills for managing stress, and improve relationships. I have experience with older teens, college students, and young professionals, as they explore self-identity, family conflict, and improving work/life balance. I am also passionate about helping clients heal from trauma, learn skills to navigate ADHD, and address mood disorders such as anxiety and depression.
Are you struggling with challenges related to daily stressors, relationship conflict, or life transitions? I understand that change can be scary, and I am here to support clients through this process. I enjoy working with adults as they navigate life changes, learn skills for managing stress, and improve relationships. I have experience with older teens, college students, and young professionals, as they explore self-identity, family conflict, and improving work/life balance. I am also passionate about helping clients heal from trauma, learn skills to navigate ADHD, and address mood disorders such as anxiety and depression.
You deserve a space where you can slow down, feel heard, and explore what matters most to you.
Sometimes life leaves us feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or unsure of our next steps. Whether you're navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, chronic illness, or significant life stress, therapy can be a place to reconnect with yourself and discover what you need.
You deserve a space where you can slow down, feel heard, and explore what matters most to you.
Sometimes life leaves us feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or unsure of our next steps. Whether you're navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, chronic illness, or significant life stress, therapy can be a place to reconnect with yourself and discover what you need.
Before transitioning to a second career in Counseling, I enjoyed a lengthy and rewarding career as a Human Resources professional in the Healthcare industry. Over my career I worked with thousands of business colleagues on their professional skills, personal development, employee relations, and executive coaching. With a growing interest and investment in my own personal journey and in helping others with deeper and more personal challenges, I decided to pursue specialized education in counseling.
Before transitioning to a second career in Counseling, I enjoyed a lengthy and rewarding career as a Human Resources professional in the Healthcare industry. Over my career I worked with thousands of business colleagues on their professional skills, personal development, employee relations, and executive coaching. With a growing interest and investment in my own personal journey and in helping others with deeper and more personal challenges, I decided to pursue specialized education in counseling.
Many of the people I work with are insightful, self-aware, and tired of repeating patterns that hurt them. The relationships they find themselves in feel confusing, intense, or exhausting. They feel themselves disappearing in relationships, side-stepping their own wants and needs. They may even pull away when things feel too close. They may know why they struggle, at least intellectually, but that hasn’t changed how it actually feels in their body or shows up in relationships. They feel debilitated by the impact these patterns are having on their overall well-being and ability to show up in their lives.
Many of the people I work with are insightful, self-aware, and tired of repeating patterns that hurt them. The relationships they find themselves in feel confusing, intense, or exhausting. They feel themselves disappearing in relationships, side-stepping their own wants and needs. They may even pull away when things feel too close. They may know why they struggle, at least intellectually, but that hasn’t changed how it actually feels in their body or shows up in relationships. They feel debilitated by the impact these patterns are having on their overall well-being and ability to show up in their lives.
We’ll work collaboratively, using CBT, IFS, and ACT to find the tools and frameworks that fit you.
Welcome! If you’ve found your way here, you’re probably struggling right now and wondering if therapy can help.
Maybe you’ve been more down, on edge, or irritable lately. Maybe something from your childhood, college years, or a past relationship doesn’t seem “bad enough” to count as trauma, but still shapes how you see life, others, and yourself.
Worst of all, you may think you deserve this.
My name is Kelsey, and I’m a graduate clinician at Trailhead. My goal is to create a safe environment where you can understand your inner world, face what hurts, and move toward healing at a pace that works for you.
We’ll work collaboratively, using CBT, IFS, and ACT to find the tools and frameworks that fit you.
Welcome! If you’ve found your way here, you’re probably struggling right now and wondering if therapy can help.
Maybe you’ve been more down, on edge, or irritable lately. Maybe something from your childhood, college years, or a past relationship doesn’t seem “bad enough” to count as trauma, but still shapes how you see life, others, and yourself.
Worst of all, you may think you deserve this.
My name is Kelsey, and I’m a graduate clinician at Trailhead. My goal is to create a safe environment where you can understand your inner world, face what hurts, and move toward healing at a pace that works for you.
Beginning therapy is a personal decision, often filled with curiosity and hesitation. As a trauma-informed clinician, I honor the impact of life experiences on each person’s well-being. I specialize in substance use, relationships, life transitions, and the effects of historical trauma. I integrate evidence-based approaches with deep respect for your story, providing a safe, collaborative space where you can explore challenges, build resilience, and move toward healing, growth, and balance.
Beginning therapy is a personal decision, often filled with curiosity and hesitation. As a trauma-informed clinician, I honor the impact of life experiences on each person’s well-being. I specialize in substance use, relationships, life transitions, and the effects of historical trauma. I integrate evidence-based approaches with deep respect for your story, providing a safe, collaborative space where you can explore challenges, build resilience, and move toward healing, growth, and balance.
I use a variety of therapeutic approaches including a family systems perspective, narrative therapy, attachment theory, cognitive behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, and mindfulness techniques.
All of us can find ourselves in a difficult, confusing, or even painful point in our lives. Or maybe we just see a particular area in which we want to grow. I work with teens, adults, couples, and families to help them navigate through those parts of life. Whether you are dealing with depression, anxiety, relationship issues, a difficult loss, or you are navigating a new chapter in your life, I would love to be able to help. I want to help you sort through those challenges and leverage your unique strengths to meet them.
I use a variety of therapeutic approaches including a family systems perspective, narrative therapy, attachment theory, cognitive behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, and mindfulness techniques.
All of us can find ourselves in a difficult, confusing, or even painful point in our lives. Or maybe we just see a particular area in which we want to grow. I work with teens, adults, couples, and families to help them navigate through those parts of life. Whether you are dealing with depression, anxiety, relationship issues, a difficult loss, or you are navigating a new chapter in your life, I would love to be able to help. I want to help you sort through those challenges and leverage your unique strengths to meet them.
Anxiety that won't ease. Depression that's taken over. Trauma that keeps resurfacing. If life feels unmanageable right now, you're not alone — and it's not permanent.
Our therapists treat anxiety, depression, trauma/PTSD, BPD, bipolar and mood disorders, and relationship struggles, using approaches with real evidence behind them: CBT, DBT, EMDR, and trauma-informed care. As a group practice, we match you with a therapist suited to your specific needs — not just whoever's available first. Most major insurance accepted.
You don't need to have it figured out before you call. You just need to be ready to start.
Anxiety that won't ease. Depression that's taken over. Trauma that keeps resurfacing. If life feels unmanageable right now, you're not alone — and it's not permanent.
Our therapists treat anxiety, depression, trauma/PTSD, BPD, bipolar and mood disorders, and relationship struggles, using approaches with real evidence behind them: CBT, DBT, EMDR, and trauma-informed care. As a group practice, we match you with a therapist suited to your specific needs — not just whoever's available first. Most major insurance accepted.
You don't need to have it figured out before you call. You just need to be ready to start.
Through working with people from all walks of life, I have seen trauma's life-altering impact. Maybe you have experienced an accident, loss, or assault, or maybe you witnessed a horrendous crime or suffered from verbal or emotional abuse. Whatever your experience with trauma has been, and however this may be affecting you now, there is help and hope available for you.
Through working with people from all walks of life, I have seen trauma's life-altering impact. Maybe you have experienced an accident, loss, or assault, or maybe you witnessed a horrendous crime or suffered from verbal or emotional abuse. Whatever your experience with trauma has been, and however this may be affecting you now, there is help and hope available for you.
My name is Kawal Jooma and I am a Licensed Masters Social Worker here in Knoxville, TN. I graduated from Boston University with my MSW with a specialty in children, youth and families. Currently, I am doing individual DBT counseling & doing IOP groups at The Middle Path. If I’m not at work, I’m spending time with my 2 littles, 2 dogs & husband. I look forward to meeting and getting to know you, and helping you navigate the different obstacles you face daily!
My name is Kawal Jooma and I am a Licensed Masters Social Worker here in Knoxville, TN. I graduated from Boston University with my MSW with a specialty in children, youth and families. Currently, I am doing individual DBT counseling & doing IOP groups at The Middle Path. If I’m not at work, I’m spending time with my 2 littles, 2 dogs & husband. I look forward to meeting and getting to know you, and helping you navigate the different obstacles you face daily!
I have had the honor of working with many persons who have struggled with anxiety, depression, and incompletely processed traumatic memory content for many years. Many have expressed an interest in approaching their work from a faith based perspective. I would be honored to help you explore the possibility of us working together. Simply call our office today and the office staff can help you explore next steps.
I have had the honor of working with many persons who have struggled with anxiety, depression, and incompletely processed traumatic memory content for many years. Many have expressed an interest in approaching their work from a faith based perspective. I would be honored to help you explore the possibility of us working together. Simply call our office today and the office staff can help you explore next steps.
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Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapists
What is Internal Family Systems therapy?
Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a type of talk therapy that focuses on sub-personalities, or “families,” within a person, which may be made up of wounded parts and unpleasant emotions like anger and shame. These sub-personalities can come into conflict with each other and with an individual’s core Self, leaving the person feeling detached from positive traits such as the “8 C’s” of confidence, calmness, creativity, clarity, curiosity, courage, compassion, and connectedness. By healing a patient’s wounded parts, a therapist aims to restore balance and bring on positive change.
How does Internal Family Systems therapy work?
An IFS therapist will work with a patient to identify their particular sub-personalities, recognize the emotions powering them, and release them. By doing so, the patient should become more able to address any underlying problems their sub-personalities may have been trying to protect them from. Ultimately, a patient discovers ways to manage internal and external conflicts on their own, through techniques such as relaxation exercises, journaling, and making charts depicting the relationships between their core Self and their distinct parts.
Does Internal Family Systems therapy work?
IFS therapy has been shown to help people address conditions such as depression, anxiety, panic, fears and phobias, trauma, and substance use disorders. Some research has also found that it can help individuals deal with symptoms of physical health conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, such as pain, everyday functioning, depressive feelings, and low self-compassion. There are some conditions for which IFS treatment, specifically discussions of one’s “parts,” may be less appropriate, such as schizophrenia or other states that involve psychosis or paranoia.
How long does Internal Family Systems therapy take?
As with most forms of talk therapy, there is no set duration or end point for IFS therapy. After becoming comfortable with a therapist and the core concepts of IFS, some patients quickly make progress. While experiences vary, most will find that it is a relatively longer-term therapy, involving months and sometimes years of sessions.